Vietnam Veterans Terminology and Slang. AAA antiaircraft artillery. Pg. 5. 03. AC aircraft commander. ACAV armored cavalry assault vehicle. Pg. 5. 03. AF Air Force. AFB Air Force base. The Eyepatch of Power trope as used in popular culture. Something covers one of the characters eyes. It might be an eyepatch, a particularly concealing. Just days before the USS John S. McCain was involved in the U. S. Navys latest collisionatsea, the Navy released a report on the June accident involving the USS. What if you had to disguise some commandos who were going to be walking right past enemy guards Youd have to come up with something amazing lives are at stake. NOTE The source for some of the following definitions those listed along with a page number Pg. Dictionary of the Vietnam War edited by James S. Olson. Escape radio log with plot summaries, reviews, genres, crossreferencing, themes and author listings. M 7. 9s and LAWs were common. ALPHA BRAVO slang expression for ambush, taken from the initials AB. Pg. 5. 03. AMERICAL 2. Commandos--Behind-Enemy-Lines_2.jpg' alt='Commandos Behind Enemy Lines Slow Patch' title='Commandos Behind Enemy Lines Slow Patch' />Infantry Division. Pg. 5. 03. AMF literally, Adios, Mother Fucker. Commandos Behind Enemy Lines Slow Patch' title='Commandos Behind Enemy Lines Slow Patch' />AMMO ammunition. AMNESTY BOX a bright blue box made of solid steel shaped like. US Postal box but about half again as high, twice as. It stood in the Rhein Main airbase in. ANZAC Australian and New Zealand Armed Corps Memorial Day on April 2. Australian and New Zealand. Gallipoli in 1. 91. A O area of operations. Pg. 5. 04. AO DAI traditional slit skirt and trousers worn by Vietnamese women. APC an armored personnel carrier. AP ROUND armor piercing round. ARA aerial rocket artillery. ARC LIGHT OPERATIONS. B 5. 2. Stratofortresses against enemy positions in Southeast Asia, the first B 5. Arc Light raid took place on June 1. Vietcong base. north of Saigon. In November 1. 96. B 5. 2s directly supported American. Pg. 2. 3. ARCOMS Army Commendation Medals. ARTICLE 1. 5 summary disciplinary judgement of a soldier by his commander. ARTY artillery. ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam Army of South Vietnam. Pg. 5. 04. ASAP A sap as soon as possible a request for extreme urgency in a. Pg. 5. 04. ASH AND TRASH. Pigs Rice. Taking on. The term was perverted to Ass and Trash by many in country aircrews to. A SHAU VALLEY. the A Shau Valley is located in Thua Thien Province of I. Corps near the Laotian border. Actually several valleys. A Shau Valley was one of the principal. South Vietnam of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. It was an area that was critical to the North Vietnamese. North Vietnamese Army NVA. Vietcong VC operating in I Corps. Because of its. importance to the NVA and VC, it was the target of repeated. U. S. 1. 01st. Airborne Division. Likewise, it was defended vigorously by. NVA and VC. Consequently, the A Shau Valley was the scene of much. Being a Veteran of A. Shau Valley operations became a mark of distinction among. Veterans. The most famous battle of the A Shau Valley was Operation. Apache Snow, also known as Hamburger Hill. Pgs. 2. 9 3. ASHC assault support helicopter company. A TEAMS 1. 2 man Green Beret units. Pg. 5. 04. ATFV OR ATFG Australian Task Force, Vietnam. Pg. 5. 04. AWOL absent without official leave. Far more serious and harder to. UA unauthorized absence. B 4. 0 ROCKET a shoulder held RPG launcher. Pg. 5. 05. the B 5. It began entering service in the. B 3. 6 as the. backbone of Strategic Air Commands SAC heavy bomber force. Its primary. mission was nuclear deterrence through retaliation. The B 5. 2 has been amazingly adaptable. It was initially designed to. But when that. concept was rendered obsolete by the development of accurate surface to air. SAMs, the B 5. 2 was redesigned and reconstructed for low altitude. It has undergone eight major design changes since first. B 5. 2A to B 5. H. When the Vietnam situation began to deteriorate in 1. Key SAC. commanders began pressing for SAC to get involved in any U. S. action in. Vietnam. But the first problem was one of mission. How could a heavy. Vietnam The. answer was to modify the B 5. Two B 5. 2 units, the 3. Bomb Wing and the 2nd Bomb Wing, had their. After a second modification, each B 5. Vietnam could carry. The two bomb wings were. Guam as the 1. 33rd Provisional Wing. Later. additional units were deployed to Thailand and Okinawa to reduce in flight. The first B 5. 2 raids against a target in South Vietnam and the first war. B 5. 2 took place on June 1. The target was a. Vietcong jungle sanctuary. The results were not encouraging. Two B 5. 2s. collided in flight to the target and were lost in the Pacific Ocean. The. results of the bombing could not be evaluated because the area was. Vietcong. Although the press criticized the use of B 5. B 5. 2. Previous attempts to use. But the B 5. 2 was a veritable. Armageddon on the ground. Ironically, the most effective use of the B 5. Vietnam was for tactical. B 5. 2s were called in to disrupt enemy troop. From June 1. 96. 5. August 1. 97. 3, when operations ceased, B 5. Thirty one B 5. Pgs. BAC SI Vietnamese term for Medical CorpsmanDoctor. BA MA BA term for 3. Vietnamese beer Tiger Piss. More properly BA MOI BA Vietnamese for 3. Ba Moi being 3. 0 and Ba. Moi counts 1. 0s. BA MOUI BA. mot1 sal6. BIERE La. RUE Tiger beer 1 liter. BAHT Thai unit of currency. BANANA CLIP banana shaped magazine, standard on the AK 4. BAR Browning Automatic Rifle,. WWII. and Korea. The M 1. BAR with portablilty of the M 1. The M 6. 0 machinegun replaced both the BAR and the Browning light machinegun. BASE CAMP a semipermanent field headquarters and center for a given unit. A. unit may operate in or away from its base camp. Base camps. usually contain all or part of a given units support elements. Pg. 5. 04. BATTALION Bn a battalion is an organizational institution in the Army and. Marine Corps. Commanded by a lieutenant colonel, an infantry. During the Vietnam War, American. Pg. 3. 7. BEEHIVE a direct fire artillery round which incorporated steel darts fleshettes. BERM, BERM LINE hedgerow or foliated built up area which divided rice. Pg. 5. 04. BIC biet Vietnamese term for understand. BIERE La. RUE Tiger beer 1 liter. BIG RED ONE BRO. Infantry Division. If your gonna be one, be a Big Red One. Also known as the Bloody One, Bloody Red One, or Big. Dead One. Pg. 5. See the Ist Div. Use your browsers Back feature to return here. BIG SHOTGUN a 1. Pg. BINGO Air Force term for the point in a flight in which theres only enough fuel. BINJO MARU name given to the White River. BIPOD two legged, supportive stand on the front of many weapons. BIRD any aircraft, usually helicopters. Pg. 5. 05. BIRD DOG O 1 Aircraft. BLADDER a heavy duty, rubberized collapsible petroleum drum ranging from. Pg. 5. 05. BLADDER BAG collapsible canteen. BLIVET a heavy rubber bladder in which fuel was transported in an aircraft. BLUELEG infantryman, aka grunt. BLUE LINE a river on a map. BOAT PEOPLE refugees fleeing Vietnam by boat after 1. Pg. 5. 05. BOATSWAIN an enlisted rating, running from boatswains striker E 2 thru Master Chief. Warrant Officers. A Navy and Coast Guard rating for deck crew. Also, personnel, generally specified as specializing in water transportation. The Boatswain also carried a pipe or whistle used to make. The tune itself was the. BOATSWAINS MATE 1st CLASS usually the deck apes and small box coxswains. The Aviation Boatswains Mates were usually the guys who took care of towing. BO DOI a uniformed NVA soldier. Pg. 5. 05. BODY BAGS plastic bags used for retrieval of bodies on the battlefield. Pg. 5. 05. BOHICA short for Bend Over, Here It Comes Again. Usually describing another. BOK BOK fightfighting. BOOBY TRAP an explosive charge hidden in a harmless object which. Pg. 5. 05. BOOKOO beaucoup VietnameseFrench term for many, or lots of. BOOM BOOM short time with a prostitute, typically cost 3 5. BOONDOCKS, BOONIES, BRUSH, BUSH expressions for the jungle, or any remote. Vietnam. Pg. 5. 05. BOQ bachelor officers quarters. BOU a C 7. A Caribou aircraft. BOUNCING BETTY explosive that propells upward about four feet into the. BOW front of the ship or boat. BREAK SQUELCH to send a click hiss signal on a radio by depressing the. THE RECCES From. The. Old. Written by unkown soldier. Its a dangerous thing were going to do now, Jock. Sergeant Major Deval De Beer, Caprivi Strip, 1. Descargar Spss 15 Con Crack on this page. I landed in Pretoria on 6 May 1. South African Defence Force had been scheduled for the next day. I made my way to Army Headquarters bright and early, only to find that nobody knew anything about me. I spent several frustrating hours trying to convince a sceptical desk sergeant that I had only just arrived from England. Finally, and I never found out exactly why, I was taken to a separate building and introduced to a major in military intelligence. I retold my story, then he asked me extensive questions about my military background and my reasons for coming to South Africa. Finally he said Have you ever heard of a unit called the Reconnaissance Commando I admitted that I had not. He informed me that they were his countrys equivalent of the SAS. Would I consider undergoing Selection I tried not to appear too keen when I said yes. There were three phases, the major explained. First, a series of, mental and physical tests the same as SADF pilots undertook. Second, Selection itself. Finally, continuation training, where we would learn the necessary skills to carry out operations. It was now late afternoon. The major told me a car would pick me up at 9 oclock the next morning, shook my hand and wished me luck. The car arrived promptly and took me to an army medical facility where, for the next two hours, every piece of my anatomy was inspected, prodded and explored. At the final examination 7. I was in excellent physical shape. As I was pedalling an exercise bike as fast as I could, my body festooned with wires and suction caps, and breathing into an oxygen mask, this came as quite a relief. I was even more pleased when I learnt later that one in every three applicants were rejected at this stage. I celebrated with a lunch in the canteen. In the afternoon I was taken to a separate facility where I sat a series of mental and psychological tests which ended with a series of face to face interviews with three psychiatrists. The last two give me pleasure to this day. The first was conducted by an extremely attractive blonde, about whom I had several erotic fantasies during our interview. As her questions drew to a close she asked me Have you ever shot anyoneYes, I answered. Afterwards, what was the first thought that went through your mindWhat a good shot I am, I said. She noted my reply and then looked at me over her large spectacles. Did you see the person you had shot close upYes, I replied. She fixed me with what she no doubt thought was an intimidating stare. She looked enchanting. What went through your mind thenI gazed into her lovely blue eyes. I thought to myself, I replied softly, what a bloody good shot I am. For just the briefest of seconds I got a smile and then she rose and walked out of my life forever. The final interview was with the senior doctor, a very distinguished man in his late forties. He hammered on at me about my reasons for being there, then dropped what he must have thought was his most testing question Would you die for South AfricaI dont intend to die for anybody, I replied immediately, but Im quite willing to risk my life for South Africa. Again I got a brief smile. The interviews completed, I rejoined my driver. As he drove me back to my hotel he informed me I had another interview the following day with the head of Special Forces. The medical and psychological test results would be sent through in the morning, 7. I would be told if I was a suitable candidate for Selection, would be picked up at 1. That night I hardly slept. I had risked everything coming to South Africa and my fate was in the hands of people who had only a few brief hours to get my measure. As the driver picked me up outside the hotel I was acutely aware that my future was in the balance. I knew my own physical capabilities but was totally unsure what these guys would make f me psychologically. I was met again by the intelligence major who had conducted my initial interview. He greeted me with a smile and an extended hand. I took this as a good sign. I was, he said, going to meet the general. I was taken along a corridor past a uniformed and armed guard, to a nondescript and unmarked door and ushered in without ceremony. Seated behind a desk was a man in his middle to late sixties with snow white hair. When he looked up I was struck by the strength and character in his face. His grey blue eyes seemed to stare right through me. This was General Loots, officially a retired officer in the SADF unofficially head of all Special Forces operations. Without prompting I came smartly to attention. He smiled and stood. He was roughly the same height as me, but slightly stooped so that he gave the appearance of being shorter. I extended my right hand as he extended his left. I realized his right arm was hanging useless by his side. I grasped his left hand awkwardly with my right. He nodded as if I had passed some kind of test. I was invited to sit facing the two officers. The major began the interview. You will be pleased to know that you have been assessed as being excellent Special Forces material, he said. I tried not to let the relief show on my face. We now have to decide on what kind of offer we will make to you. The major looked at the general and continued You are slightly older than most of the recruits for Special Forces and more experienced. Your psychological profile and test results are excellent, but I dont wish to give you a rank that would make it difficult for you to be accepted in the unit. We would like to make you full corporal. You could expect to make sergeant within two years. Thats fine with me, I replied, trying to appear nonchalant. I had expected to start again as a private. Good. Now about Selection. You have two options one starts on the 1. Which is it to beThe 1. I replied. The general beamed at the major. As I anticipated. Good. Now, it normally takes a man two weeks to go through the process of enlisting. You will do it in two days. The major handed me a sheet of paper, typed in Afrikaans, with his personal signature and stamp on it. The young lance corporal who had been my companion was called into the room and given an extended briefing, also in Afrikaans. The next two days were heady stuff. My driver, in General Loots staff car complete with two stars, raced from one location to another in the Pretoria military establishment. Faced with line after line of national servicemen waiting to be issued with equipment, we would walk to the front, produce the generals note and be issued with whatever was required. Only once did we run into difficulty, getting my identity documents. An overweight staff sergeant angrily announced that there was no way I could get them immediately. The lance corporal argued with him while I looked on with some concern, then he asked to use the phone. After speaking into it for a couple of seconds he handed the receiver to the staff sergeant. The lance corporal tried, with little success, to suppress a smile as the general gave the sergeant the appropriate instructions. I had a full set of ID in two hours.